ArmInfo. There are no contradictions in the positions of Armenia and Artsakh on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan stated this on March 20 at a press conference in Yerevan.
So, answering the question whether Yerevan's position differs from Stepanakert's position on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, especially considering that Artsakh's Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan, after meeting with OSCE Chairperson--in-Office, Miroslav Lajcak, told journalists about the need to revise the Madrid principles, Naghdalyan recalled that Mailyan is a representative of the NKR, and he represents the official position of the Karabakh. "Armenia has its own position, Artsakh has its own, since it is a separate entity. Whether there are contradictions - no. We cooperate with Artsakh colleagues and discuss all issues, the dialogue exists on all issues," the spoksperson noted, adding that the issue was more detailed recently commented the Armenian Foreign Minister.
Naghdalyan also reminded that Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated at the joint meeting of the Security Council of Armenia and Artsakh that the meeting would be aimed at clarifying the principles and elements. "At the press conference yesterday, the Prime Minister repeated what was said at the joint meeting of the Security Council - there are three principles and six elements on which each side has its own interpretation. It is necessary to work out an approach acceptable to all at the upcoming meeting," the spokeswoman noted.
Referring to the timing of the forthcoming meeting, Aliyev-Pashinyan, the representative of the Armenian Foreign Ministry stressed that there is no new information on this issue, and as soon as the dates and place are agreed, the public will be informed about this. She also stressed that Yerevan highly appreciates the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, and is always in constant contact with the mediators.